20150041 Ver 1_Marvin Woll - Coal ash storage in Lee and Chatam counties_20150329

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From: Marvin Woll <mjwoll @nc.rr.com>
Sent: Sunday, March 29, 2015 9:16 PM
To: Higgins, Karen
Subject: Coal ash storage in Lee and Chatam counties
Dear Ms. Higgins:
I am writing to you to express my deep concern about the possible storage of coal ash
in abandoned mines in Lee and Chatam counties.
Unless these mines are lined with a very long lasting material(and even then they will
leak at some point) coal ash should not be stored there. We should not allow these
toxins to seep into the local water tables and/or streams and lakes.
It is hard to imagine the number of trucks it will take to move 20 million tons of coal
ash to these mines. The increase in air pollution would be horrendous in this area.
The health and well being of the people living in these area would certainly be
adversely affected.
There are a great many other reasons that this coal ash should not be moved and
stored in these areas. It does not make a lot of sense to move the pollution problems
from one area to another area.
I would strongly encourage you not to issue this certificate for the army corp permit.
Thank you very much for your consideration.
Sincerely,
Marvin Woll